Advanced Instruments

We’ve introduced different Advanced Instruments that you can get for you without charge with the Webhost XL Control Panel! They’re created for web designers as well as for website owners that want to handle their website hosting surroundings independently. It’s easy to create an .htaccess file, replace the PHP build for your personal website hosting account, alter the php.ini file, arrange numerous automatic chores and apps, and a lot more!

Virtually all Advanced Instruments adhere to the layout pattern in our Control Panel, leading them to be quite simple to use.

Hotlink Protection

Protect yourself against traffic theft

Any time you produce unique content material for use on your website, it is very important guard it from individuals who want to use it without your approval. Because of this, we have developed a particular safety software instrument inside the Webhost XL Control Panel. Our Hotlink Protection tool is designed to safeguard all photographs at your website from being used in different publications devoid of your authorization.

The instrument is admittedly convenient–to–use, with no setup necessary whatsoever. All you must carry out is choose which domain name to guard and start the service.

.htaccess generator

Auto creation of .htaccess files

Bundled in the Webhost XL Control Panel you can find .htaccess Generator – an effective software instrument, which enables you to make .htaccess files and not have to create them by hand. The tool requires zero practical experience as well as no understanding of .htaccess file management.

With an .htaccess file, it’s easy to divert a couple of webpages of your respective web site or whole web site to a brand new area. You may also apply it to safeguard a directory by way of a password or even to enable PHP code within HTML files, etcetera.

IP blocking

Prevent malevolent IP addresses from your site

In the Webhost XL Control Panel we’ve built in an exceptionally helpful tool that permits you to limit ability to access your web sites by barring distinct IP addresses. While using the IP blocking tool, you’re able to halt an IP address or even a whole array of IP addresses from accessing your web site. To determine which IP addresses produce the ’bad’ site traffic to your web site, you should check out the Stats Manager.

All IP addresses will be impeded immediately and nobody will have the ability to look at or access your site from them any more.

PHP configuration

Customize the PHP settings for your personal web site

The Webhost XL Control Panel provides you the opportunity to instantly affect the PHP release for your account. It is possible to pick from earlier PHP variations all the way to the most recent stable PHP launch. We have created a user–friendly and uncomplicated user interface that permits you to customize the PHP release as often as you like. Then the edition you’ll have picked will be applied automatically.

Whatever PHP edition you decide on, furthermore, you will have total control on the php.ini file – the PHP settings file for your web hosting account. It’s easy to change a lot of common selections, update the total php.ini file or quickly return all changes as well as set things to their normal state.

Cron Jobs

Create automatic scheduled jobs

If you have something your web site or application has to conduct each day, it’s easy to automate it thanks to a cron job. Cron jobs enable you to build planned duties, that can be conducted at particular periods. You may set cron jobs to email you the rank of one’s site on a daily basis as well as to remove non–permanent files every week in order to free disk space as part of your hosting account.

Every cloud hosting plan is provided with a specified number of cron jobs. Supplemental cron jobs are offered at any moment from the Control Panel.

Password Protection

Fantastic way to protect your files

If you want to generate a location inside your site that will be seen merely to the individuals you wish, you can actually benefit from our Password Protection tool. Using it you can quickly set up a password protected directory which is to be secured and accessible merely to you and anybody else who you share the sign in credentials with.

The directory will be protected easily and nobody else can check out exactly what is on the inside. You’re the sole individual who’ll be capable to modify or change it unless you opt to authorize different customers to reach it.

URL redirection

URL re–direction with merely a couple of clicks

If you’d like to quickly divert your web site to a new web page or any other site, this can be done with the URL Redirection instrument. It eliminates the necessity to build PHP redirects or set up an .htaccess file. Basically define the place you want to point your website towards and the tool will handle everything else. Your web site will be redirected instantly.

If you intend to stop the re–direction as well as have your site pointed to the original URL, you can do so with just a mouse–click.